torpille
French, noun
torpille is spelled T-O-R-P-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torpille is a French feminine noun meaning “torpedo (cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of torpiller. With an accent, torpillé is a different word: “past participle of torpiller”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de poisson voisin des raies, au corps arrondi et ayant un appareil électrique qui a la propriété de…”.
What does torpille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetorpedo (cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon)
- 2
feminineelectric ray
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of torpiller
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de poisson voisin des raies, au corps arrondi et ayant un appareil électrique qui a la propriété de donner une commotion électrique à celui qui le touche.
noun: 1. Engin explosif destiné à la guerre sous-marine ou à la guerre aérienne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of torpille
- torpilles plural
- torpillée feminine
- torpillés masculine plural
- torpillées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to torpille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torpille in French?
torpille appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).